Frequently Asked Questions & Fun Facts

George Haswell, Mayor of Circleville at that time, was also Superintendent of the Water Works & had an
office on West Main Street. He decided that it would be a great idea to try to get the country folks and city
folks together so he invited the country folks to bring the best of their produce to town on the designated
dates & display them on the streets of Circleville so that the city folks would be able to appreciate their efforts.

In addition to the parades there is entertainment on several stages in the show area as well as contests,
such as, pie eating, egg tossing, big wheel race, Miss Pumpkin Show, Little Miss Pumpkin Show, hog
calling, baby and pets.

An Information Booth is located at the center of the show area, next to the pumpkin display for information
all day long. Contact the Circleville Chamber of Commerce or the Circleville Pumpkin Show any other time.

Yes, in addition to more than 100,000 pounds of pumpkins, squash and gourds on the street display there
are displays of canned goods, baked goods, flower show, fruits and vegetables and an art show in the Watt
Street Pumpkin Show building. A Home Arts and Craft Show is also held.

The Circleville Pumpkin Show has received world-wide publicity. It has been featured on Japanese
television and magazines, German newspapers, Stars and Stripes, NBC Today, publications from Our
Weekly Reader, National Geographic and most of the major publications in the United States.

The parade route is 5,280 feet in length and it requires 9000 persons to line the parade route 1 person
deep. The average number of persons deep during the parade is determined and multiplied by 9000 to get
a reasonable estimate of the crowd at parade time.